VFD DONATES TO LOCAL CANCER CENTER – Members of the Vidalia Fire Department presented the Shirley & Tommy Strickland Cancer Center with a check for $1,500. This money was raised last October, as the firefighters partnered with The Treehouse, The Sandwiche Shoppe, Café 292, and T-98 to raise money for cancer awareness and treatment. L to R: Apparatus Operator Kris Owens, Lt. Justin Butry, Capt. Robert Tillman, Chief Brian Sikes, Firefighter Cameron Coleman, Memorial Health Meadows Hospital CFO Jared Kirby, Assistant Fire Chief Ben Allen, Director of Cancer Care Services Samantha Walker, Firefighter K’leb Crapps, Lead Radiation Therapist Samantha Sapp, Nurse Practitioner Amber Joyner. VFD DONATES TO LOCAL CANCER CENTER – Members of the Vidalia Fire Department presented the Shirley & Tommy Strickland Cancer Center with a check for $1,500. This money was raised last October, as the firefighters partnered with The Treehouse, The Sandwiche Shoppe, Café 292, and T-98 to raise money for cancer awareness and treatment. L to R: Apparatus Operator Kris Owens, Lt. Justin Butry, Capt. Robert Tillman, Chief Brian Sikes, Firefighter Cameron Coleman, Memorial Health Meadows Hospital CFO Jared Kirby, Assistant Fire Chief Ben Allen, Director of Cancer Care Services Samantha Walker, Firefighter K’leb Crapps, Lead Radiation Therapist Samantha Sapp, Nurse Practitioner Amber Joyner.
CHAINSAW WORK – Team Rubicon spent several months working to complete chainsaw work throughout Toombs County to help in Hurricane Helene relief efforts.
The Georgia Public Service Commission, with member Tim Echols attending remotely, voted Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, to let Georgia Power add nearly 10 gigawatts of capacity, a massive expansion that will cost billions of dollars.(TyTagami/CapitolBeat)
ABUNDANCE OF DONATIONS – Wheeler County residents donated toys, clothes, and supplies to the Refuge Domestic Violence Shelter in Vidalia this Christmas. The donations were delivered by Wheeler County Sheriff Glenn Giles (left) and Chief Deputy Jesse Webb (right).
PRESENTING THE CHECK – Harmony Lodge 405 Member Jack Born (left) presents a check for $10,000 to Treutlen County EMA Director Justin McNure (center) and Treutlen County Deputy EMA Director/Dive Team Leader Joseph Glenn (right).Photo by Makaylee Randolph
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